William Conor
Celebrated for his warm and sympathetic portrayals of working-class life in Ulster, William Conor studied at the Government School of Design in Belfast in the 1890s. He initially worked as a commercial artist and print maker, before being commissioned during WWI by the British government to produce official records of soldiers and munitions workers. He moved to London in 1920 and there met and socialised with such artists as Sir John Lavery and Augustus John. www.whytes.ie He exhibited at the RA in 1921 and in Dublin at the RHA from 1918-1967, showing there nearly 200 works. Conor was one of the first Academicians when the Belfast Art Society became the Ulster Academy of Arts in 1930. He became an Associate RHA in 1938 and a full member in 1946. Exhibitions at the Victor Waddington Galleries were held in 1944 and 1948. In 1952 he was awarded the OBE and in 1957 he was elected President of the RUA - an office he held until 1964. More than 50 works of his in crayon and watercolour are in the permanent collections of the Ulster Museum. www.whytes.ie
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'THE WHIRL OF THE DANCE'
- Price Realised: €42,000
- Sale: 27 May 2024
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 24in. (50.80 x 60.96cm)
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'A TUNE ON THE CONCERTINA'
- Price Realised: €37,000
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- crayon
- 46 by 35cm., 18 by 13.7 5in.
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'WAITING FOR THE EXCURSION TRAIN'
- Price Realised: €36,000
- Sale: 20 September 2005
- oil on canvas
- 64 by 76cm., 25 by 30in.
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'CHILD WITH MIRROR'
- Price Realised: €33,000
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- crayon and pencil
- 35 by 25cm., 13.7 5 by 10in.
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'GATHERING POTATOES'
- Price Realised: €33,000
- Sale: 19 February 2007
- crayon on buff coloured paper
- 48 by 36cm., 19 by 14in.
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'AT THE RACES'
- Price Realised: €25,394
- Sale: 13 June 2001
- wax crayon on paper
- 46 by 58cm., 18 by 23in.
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'BEFORE THE CURTAIN RAISES, c. 1942'
- Price Realised: €25,000
- Sale: 27 May 2024
- oil on canvas
- 24 x 20in. (60.96 x 50.80cm)
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'THE SEE-SAW (BOTANIC GARDENS)'
- Price Realised: €23,000
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- crayon on paper
- 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
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'BRINGING IN THE TURF'
- Price Realised: €21,000
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- crayon and pastel on paper
- 15 by 19in., 37.5 by 47.5cm.
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'THE POTATO PICKERS'
- Price Realised: €21,000
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- crayon and pastel on buff-coloured paper
- 48 by 37cm., 19 by 14.5in.
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'YOUTH AND AGE, c. 1920-21'
- Price Realised: €20,000
- Sale: 24 November 2014
- oil on board
- 25 x 21in. (63½ x 53.34cm)
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'HOMEWARDS'
- Price Realised: €20,000
- Sale: 26 November 2012
- wax crayon on card
- 18 by 14in., 45.72 by 35.56cm.
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'THREE SINGERS'
- Price Realised: €19,000
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- oil on canvas
- 30 x 25in. (76.20 x 63½cm)
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'DIGGING SEAWEED'
- Price Realised: €18,000
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- oil on canvas board
- 20 x 16in. (50.80 x 40.64cm)
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'DIGGING POTATOES'
- Price Realised: €18,000
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- crayon with watercolour on paper
- 39 by 49cm., 15.2 5 by 19.2 5in.
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'PULLING FOR SHORE'
- Price Realised: €17,000
- Sale: 29 September 2014
- oil on canvas
- 15.5 by 19.5in., 38.75 by 48.75cm.
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'DOOR TO DOOR'
- Price Realised: €16,506
- Sale: 26 June 2000
- crayon and chalk
- 46 by 36cm., 18 by 14in.
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'THREE CHOIR GIRLS'
- Price Realised: €16,000
- Sale: 18 February 2003
- wax crayon on paper
- 47 by 39cm., 18.5 by 15.5in.
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'GIRL PLAYING AN ACCORDION'
- Price Realised: €15,000
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- watercolour and wax crayon on paper
- 48 by 37cm., 19 by 14.5in.
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'ON THE SWINGS'
- Price Realised: €14,000
- Sale: 30 November 2015
- watercolour and crayon
- 19 x 15in. (48.26 x 38.10cm)
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'CHILD BY A WINDOW'
- Price Realised: €14,000
- Sale: 25 February 2008
- crayon on paper
- 50 by 37cm., 19.5 by 14.5in.
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'MEN FROM HARLAND AND WOLFE'
- Price Realised: €13,500
- Sale: 08 May 2002
- crayon on paper
- 30 by 23cm., 12 by 9in.
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'THE MUSICIAN, 1923'
- Price Realised: €13,000
- Sale: 29 November 2010
- crayon with charcoal on tinted paper
- 38 by 30cm., 15 by 11.7 5in.
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'MAGGIE HILL (FLOWER SELLER OUTSIDE CITY HALL, BELFAST)'
- Price Realised: €12,500
- Sale: 28 April 2008
- watercolour
- 47 by 36cm., 18.5 by 14in.
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'FACTORY WORKER, 1919'
- Price Realised: €12,000
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- crayon on paper
- 25 by 18cm., 9.75 by 7in.
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'THE VARIETY MARKET, BELFAST'
- Price Realised: €11,500
- Sale: 30 September 2024
- oil on board
- 18 x 14in. (45.72 x 35.56cm)
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'BELFAST MILL GIRLS, 1907'
- Price Realised: €11,500
- Sale: 30 April 2007
- crayon on paper
- 23 by 20cm., 9 by 8in.
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'MOTHER AND CHILD'
- Price Realised: €10,000
- Sale: 12 March 2012
- oil on canvas laid on board
- 76.2 by 63.5cm., 30 by 25in.